Education and Professional Development Committee
The Education and Professional Development Committee encourages and supports the development of a vibrant and inclusive community of biochemists and molecular biologists by promoting effective molecular life sciences curricula and educational practices and by providing career resources across the professional life cycle.
Institutional affiliations listed for identification purposes only. Members serve in their personal capacities and do not represent their affiliated institutions or employers.

Nathan L. Vanderford
- Chair (2023–2026)
- University of Kentucky

Folnetti Alvarez
- (2023–2026)
- Stony Brook University

Michael Borland
- (2024–2027)
- Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

Shy Brown
- (2024–2027)
- Building Bridges Inc.

Nisha Cavanaugh
- (2024–2027)
- Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

Christopher D. Heinen
- (2022–2025)
- University of Connecticut Health Center

Margaret I. Kanipes
- (2022–2025)
- North Carolina A&T State University

Thomas Kiselak
- (2024–2027)
- Patterson+Sheridan LLP

Paula Lemons
- (2022–2025)
- University of Georgia

Chandrima Majumdar
- (2024–2027)
- University of California, Berkeley

Reinhart Reithmeier
- (2024–2027)
- University of Toronto

Bruno da Costa Rodrigues
- (2022–2025)
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Erin Sayer
- (2024–2027)
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Rou-Jia Sung
- (2022–2025)
- Carleton College

John Tansey
- (2022–2025)
- Otterbein University